Only signs as described herein and as may be permitted otherwise in these regulations will be allowed. No sign described by this section shall be erected unless a permit for the same has been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. All signs erected under the requirements of this section may be illuminated in accordance with § 157.115 unless provided otherwise herein. DISTRICTS refer to zoning districts as depicted on the Official Zoning Map of the City.
(A) Residential districts.
(1) Permanent, identification signs for subdivision, mobile home parks, and travel trailer campgrounds not exceeding fifteen (15) square feet in area are permitted. One (1) sign may be erected at each major entrance to the subdivision, mobile home park or travel campground; and shall be no closer than ten (10) feet in height above ground level, and shall be parallel to the street frontage.
(2) One (1) permanent, identification sign for multi-family residential developments may be erected at each major entrance to the property. Such signs shall not exceed fifteen (15) square feet in area and may be flat-mounted against the wall of an apartment building or freestanding, if freestanding, such signs shall be set back ten (10) feet from property line and shall not exceed six (6) feet in height above ground level, and be parallel to the street frontage.
(3) Signs for home occupations shall be limited to one (1) sign not exceeding four (4) square feet in area. Such signs shall be unlighted and mounted flat against the wall of the principal building.
(4) One (1) permanent, freestanding sign for non-residential uses permitted as a matter of right, conditionally, or as nonconformities (other than home occupations), may be erected on the premises, provided such signs do not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area. No freestanding sign shall be located closer than ten (10) feet to any property line nor exceed six (6) feet in height above ground level. Such signs shall be parallel to the street frontage.
(5) Non-residential uses permitted as-of-right, conditionally, or as nonconformities (other than home occupations) may have a flat-mounted wall sign. No single sign shall exceed twenty (20) square feet in area.
(B) Neighborhood business, public hospital districts. With the B-l Neighborhood and P-H Public Hospital Districts as shown on the zoning map, only the following types of signs shall be permitted:
(1) One (1) freestanding sign shall be permitted for each zoning lot. The area of the sign shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each one (1) foot of lot width, provided no such sign shall exceed fifty (50) square feet. Any such sign shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height.
(2) Flat-mounted wall signs are permitted for each separate business establishment, provided the total allowable sign are for all such signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each linear foot of building wall facing a public street or common drive (such as in a unified shopping center).
(3) One (1) identification sign per business may be suspended from or attached to the underside of a canopy or marquee provided such sign does not exceed six (6) square feet in area, and shall maintain a clear distance of at least ten (10) feet between the sidewalk and the bottom of the sign, not over the public right-of-way.
(C) General business. Within the B-2 General Business District as shown on the zoning map, only the following types of signs shall be permitted:
(1) One (1) permanent, freestanding sign is permitted for each zoning lot. The area of the sign shall not exceed two (2) square feet for each one (1) linear foot of street frontage, or a total of one hundred (100) square feet in area, whichever is less. Any such freestanding sign shall not exceed thirty (30) feet in height.
(2) Unified shopping centers and other zoning lots with more than three hundred (300) feet of street frontage may have one (1) additional freestanding sign for each additional three hundred (300) feet of street frontage or portion thereof. The ratio stated in § 157.114(C)(1) shall apply to such additional signage, as if the additional frontage was a separate lot.
(3) Permanent flat-mounted signs are permitted for each separate business establishment, provided the total allowable sign areas for all such signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet for each linear foot of building wall facing a public street or common drive (such as a unified shopping center).
(4) One (1) sign projecting from a building facade per street frontage is permitted for each business establishment—in the absence of flat-mounted wall signs. Such sign shall not project more than ten (10) feet from the building facade, and shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area. Projecting signs, shall not extend above the top of the building parapet or roof ridge; shall maintain a clear distance of at least ten (10) feet above the sidewalk; and shall be totally on/over private property.
(5) One (1) identification sign per business establishment may be suspended from or attached to the underside of a canopy or marquee, provided such sign does not exceed six (6) square feet in area and maintains a clear distance of at least ten (10) feet between the sidewalk and the bottom of the sign, not over the public right-of-way.
(6) (a) One (1) outdoor advertising sign structure is permitted on each zoning lot. The lot must abut a federal or state highway.
(b) To allow (1) LED billboard, four (4) regular billboard structures (if any) within six hundred feet (600') radius of the proposed LED billboard must be taken down.
(c) Such structure shall meet all building setback and yard requirements of th zoning district, or at least ten feet (10') back from all property lines; and in addition, shall be no closer than seventy-five feet (75') to a residential zone. Five hundred feet (500') shall separate one (1) structure from another (on the same side of a street or around a corner) on a zoning lot with more than three hundred feet (300') of street frontage. One (1) outdoor advertising structure is permitted for each additional five hundred feet (500') of street frontage (or portion thereof). Outdoor advertising signs shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet in area per facing, with no more than two (2) facings per side, or forty feet (40') in height. All outdoor advertising sign structures must meet state guidelines when facing state and/or federal roadways.
(D) Business/Downtown District. Within the B-3 Business/Downtown District as shown on the zoning map, only the following types of signs shall be permitted:
(1) One (1) permanent, freestanding sign is permitted for each zoning lot. The area of the sign shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each linear foot of street frontage, or a total of sixty (60) square feet, whichever is less. Any such freestanding sign shall not exceed twenty (20) feet in height.
(2) Permanent flat-mounted wall signs are permitted for each separate business establishment provided the total allowable sign area for all such signs shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each linear foot of building wall facing a public street.
(3) One (1) identification sign per business establishment may be suspended from or attached to the underside of a canopy or marquee, provided such sign does not exceed six (6) square feet in area and maintains a clear distance of at least ten (10) feet between the sidewalk and the bottom of the sign, not over the public right-of-way.
(E) Industrial Districts. Within the I-1 and I-2 Industrial Districts as shown on the zoning map, only the following types of signs shall be permitted:
(1) One (1) permanent, freestanding sign is permitted for each zoning lot. The area of the sign shall not exceed two (2) square feet for each linear foot of lot width, or a total of one hundred (100) square feet, whichever is less. Any such freestanding sign shall not exceed thirty (30) feet in height.
(2) One (1) industrial park identification sign is permitted on each park frontage, not to exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area or thirty (30) feet in height.
(3) Permanent flat-mounted wall signs are permitted for each separate business, provided the total allowable sign area for all such signs shall not exceed two (2) square feet for each linear foot of building wall facing a public street or common drive (such as in a unified industrial park).
(4) One (1) sign projecting from a building facade per street frontage is permitted for each business establishment—in the absence of flat-mounted wall signs. Such sign shall not project more than ten (10) feet from the building, and shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area. Projecting signs shall not extend above the top of the building parapet or roof ridge; shall maintain a clear distance of at least ten (10) feet above the sidewalk; and shall be totally on/over private property.
(5) One (1) identification sign per business establishment may be suspended from or attached to the underside of a canopy or marquee, provided such sign does not exceed six (6) square feet in area and maintains a clear distance of at least ten (10) feet between the sidewalk and the bottom of the sign, not over public right-of-way.
(6) (a) One (1) outdoor advertising sign structure is permitted on each zoning lot. The lot must abut a federal or state highway.
(b) To allow (1) LED billboard, four (4) regular billboard structures (if any) within six hundred feet (600') radius of the proposed LED billboard must be taken down.
(c) Such structure shall meet all building setback and yard requirements of th zoning district, or at least ten feet (10') back from all property lines; and in addition, shall be no closer than seventy-five feet (75') to a residential zone. Five hundred feet (500') shall separate one (1) structure from another (on the same side of a street or around a corner) on a zoning lot with more than three hundred feet (300') of street frontage. One (1) outdoor advertising structure is permitted for each additional five hundred feet (500') of street frontage (or portion thereof). Outdoor advertising signs shall not exceed three hundred (300) square feet in area per facing, with no more than two (2) facings per side, or forty feet (40') in height. All outdoor advertising sign structures must meet state guidelines when facing state and/or federal roadways.
(Ord. 21-2012, passed 2-16-12; Am. Ord. 65-2018, passed 4-12-18) Penalty, see § 157.999